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Wednesday, Aug 18, 2004

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu - Madurai

Around the City

By Our Staff Reporter

Temperature

MADURAI, AUG. 17. The city today registered a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 27.5 degrees Celsius.

Mild showers

There were mild showers in the city for over 30 minutes this evening, bringing respite from the sweltering heat during the day.

Water level

The level in the Periyar dam stood at 123.3 feet with an inflow was 939 cusecs and a discharge of 1375 cusecs. The level in the Vaigai dam was 39.01 feet with an inflow of 917 cusecs and a discharge of 930 cusecs.

Shamuganadi received a rainfall of 16 mm, followed by Periyar dam 14 mm, Uthamapalayam - 7, Gudalur - 5, Tekkadi - 4 and Thaniyamangalam - 1.4.

Results published

Results of various non-semester examinations of the Directorate of Distance Education, Madurai Kamaraj University, held in May 2004, have been published.

The results have been published for M.A. in French, Advertisement and Public Relations and Journalism and Mass Communication, Master of Labour Management and Master of Tourism Management examinations.

Results of all B.A. and B. Sc subjects, BBA, BCA and B.Com examinations have also been published, according to a releasefrom A. Srinivasan, Additional Controller of Examinations in-charge. Results of B. Ed., M. Ed., B. L. I. Sc. and M. L. I. Sc. Examinations have also been published at the university buildings.

The results are also available on the web site `www.webulagam.com'.

Demonstration

Members of the Tamil Nadu Primary School Teachers' Federation today staged a demonstration, condemning the police "assault" on students belonging to the Students Federation of India in Chennai on August 6.

They urged the Government to take action against the police personnel involved in the assault on students "when they went to present a memorandum to the Director of School Education requesting action on their demands."

Listing out various demands, the secretary, R. Singappan, said the students were "attacked wrongfully" when the Government was actually supposed to have looked into the demands that were of "much significance" to the education system.

He demanded filling-up of vacancies in schools and colleges, stopping collection of capitation fees and making available textbooks for students without any shortage.

Mr. Singappan alleged that the fire tragedy at the Kumbakonam school only reflected commercialisation of education, as some of the aided and private schools functioned without following regulations.

He said the Government should cancel the recognition of those aided schools that were involved in misusing the money they received as grant from it.

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